Turns out, the Seattle Seahawks had more than speed and physicality advantages in their 43-8 romp in the Super Bowl at MetLife Stadium on Sunday.

They picked off passes -- and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning's hand signals, according to Robert Klemko of MMQB.

“All we did was play situational football,” Sherman said. “We knew what route concepts they liked on different downs, so we jumped all the routes. Then we figured out the hand signals for a few of the route audibles in the first half.”

Sherman said the Seahawks secondary was calling out Broncos plays throughout the game

“Me, Earl [Thomas], Kam [Chancellor]… we’re not just three All-Pro players. We’re three All-Pro minds,” Sherman said. “Now, if Peyton had thrown in some double moves, if he had gone out of character, we could’ve been exposed.”